My Letter to Congress: H.R.849 Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act 
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Sincerely,
Hitesh Hurkchand
Your thoughts and concerns are very important. My office receives a high
volume of mail daily. I sincerely appreciate your patience in waiting
for a response.
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immigration case, please contact my casework staff directly by phone at
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or by fax rather than via email will ensure that we will be able to
respond to your case as quickly as possible.
Thank you again for contacting my office.
Sincerely,
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
United States Senator
September 30, 2011
Mr. Hitesh Hurkchand
333 East 79, 9M
New York City, NY 10075-0920
Dear Mr. Hurkchand:
Thank you for writing to me regarding your opposition to
H.R. 2417, Better Use of Light Bulbs Act and other similar bills that
address light bulb efficiency standards, I appreciate hearing from you.
You will be happy to know we are in complete agreement on
this issue. As you know, H.R. 2417 would repeal certain restrictions in
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 calling for increased
lighting energy efficiency in 2012. I voted for the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007, which contained a provision requiring roughly
25 percent greater efficiency for light bulbs, phased in from 2012
through 2014. It is critical to remember that this bill did not outlaw
incandescent light bulbs, and in fact major light bulb manufacturers
have already come out with new, energy efficient, incandescent bulbs
that produce the same light and meet the requirements of the EISA (NY
Times, "Incandescent Bulbs Return to the Cutting Edge" 7/5/2009). This
represents a great achievement, proving that passing laws that are good
for our environment can drive innovation and help our economy as well.
I am proud to have supported the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 which is why I did not vote for H.R. 2417. The bill
did not pass the House. Rest assured I will continue to fight against
efforts to repeal these important environmental victories.
Again, I would like to thank you for your letter. Please
feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance in the future.
Sincerely,
CAROLYN B.
MALONEY
Member of
Congress
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